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description: If you didn’t select Auto Activate while refreshing your sandbox, you must activate your sandbox before you can use it.
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# Activate Your Refreshed Sandbox

If you didn’t select **Auto Activate** while refreshing your sandbox, you must activate your sandbox before you can use it.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Database.com</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small permission">
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            <th scope="colgroup" class="slds-cell-wrap" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" id="d12953e78">User Permissions
              Needed</th>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d12953e78 ">To view a sandbox:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d12953e78 ">View Setup and Configuration</td>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d12953e78 ">To create, refresh, activate, and delete a sandbox:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d12953e78 ">Manage Dev Sandboxes (Developer or Developer Pro only) or Manage Sandboxes (all
              sandbox types)</td>

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1. From Setup, enter Sandboxes in the Quick Find box, then select **Sandboxes**
    
    A list of your sandboxes displays. Refreshed sandboxes that haven’t been activated yet show an **Activate** link next to their name.
2. Click **Activate** next to the sandbox you want to activate.
    
    ![Warning](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-deploy_sandboxes-264-0-0-production-enus/654e51d1-6795-49fe-bd43-b5385950cf4a/images/icon_warning.png)
    
    Warning
    
    Activating a replacement sandbox that was created using the Refresh link deletes the sandbox it is refreshing. The current configuration and data are erased, including application or data changes that you’ve made. Click the **Activate** link only if you don’t need the current contents of the sandbox. Your production org and its data aren’t affected.
    
    Salesforce deletes new sandboxes that aren’t activated within 30 days. Users who created or most recently refreshed any sandboxes for your org receive at least two email notifications before Salesforce schedules the sandbox for deletion.